MBA students ring closing bell

The Notre Dame MBA Program, part of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, rang The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 20, 2008. Notre Dame MBAs from the Class of 2010 visited the majority of the bulge bracket firms in New York City during a weeklong stay to network and interact with professionals, and meet Notre Dame alumni from across the financial industry.

The Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame offers one-year and a two-year MBA programs. Both programs feature immersions in Asia, Latin America and Europe. Through "live case" classroom experiences, students analyze, investigate and offer solutions for real-life problems presented by executives from some of the largest global organizations, including Coca-Cola, GE, Hewlett-Packard and OfficeMax. The school also offers two executive-format MBA programs in downtown Chicago and on campus in South Bend, with an off-site classroom in Cincinnati.

The program ranked No. 5 on the Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial ranking and survey of top U.S. business schools' incorporation of social and environmental stewardship into their curricula and research. BusinessWeek's "The Best B-Schools MBA Programs (2006)" rated the Notre Dame MBA as No. 26 among the top 30 programs and No. 6 in fastest return on investment.